PPT-Chapter 6: Medication Safety

Objectives After reading this chapter you will be able to Identify problems patients would experience with overthecounter purchases and take appropriate action to intervene Identify commonly prescribed drugs . And 57375en 57375ere Were None meets the standard for Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity for grade 8 Its structure pacing and universal appeal make it an appropriate reading choice for reluctant readers 57375e book also o57373ers students MEDICARE PATIENTS Doyle M. Cummings, PharmD, FCP, FCCP. Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health. East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine. Greenville, North Carolina. . [Residency educators may . adapt and use . Medication Order Writing & the “Do Not Use” Abbreviations. To enhance understanding of the linkages between medication safety and communication.. To ensure that all healthcare professional and associated staff are familiar with the “DO NOT USE: Dangerous Abbreviations and Symbols, Dose Designations” Materials from the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety.. Are Key to . Keeping Kidney Patients Safe. On average, dialysis patients take 6 to 10 different medications each day.. Most dialysis patients report that they only “sometimes” discuss all of their medications with their doctor.. Wilma Townsend. DPT, Team Leader. November 20, 2014. Objectives. (. 1) increase the field’s knowledge of medication units and their usefulness and barriers to implementation; . (. 2) demonstrate how medication units increase treatment capacity and access to care, . Wilma Townsend. DPT, Team Leader. November 20, 2014. Objectives. (. 1) increase the field’s knowledge of medication units and their usefulness and barriers to implementation; . (. 2) demonstrate how medication units increase treatment capacity and access to care, . Module 12. Medication Errors. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as follows: any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of health care professional, patient, or consumer. 2016-2017 TARGETED MEDICATION SAFETY BEST PRACTICES FOR HOSPITALS. Laura J. Haynes, PharmD, BCPS. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medication Safety. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Department of Pharmacy. H. Gwen Bartlett, BS Pharmacy, . PharmD. , . BCPS, BCCCP. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Cardiology Specialty. Husson. University. Bangor, ME . 1. Disclosure. I. . have no relevant financial . Philip A Routledge. James Coulson. All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre. Cardiff, Wales, UK. Case Study. A 44 year-old woman had a urinary tract infection and was prescribed the antibiotic nitrofurantoin for 10 days. Two weeks later she noticed numbness, pins and needles and tingling of the lower limbs up to mid-thigh. She was examined by a neurologist three months later, who stated that this was likely to have been a peripheral neuropathy related to the previous course of nitrofurantoin. She is referred to you (as a clinical pharmacologist) for advice.. Welcome to the monthly web meeting . Wednesday 26. th. April 2023. Web meeting process. Welcome to our monthly meeting using MS Teams. Please use the chat box to comment, share your experiences and ask questions.. Medication Formulary. Medication Order Writing. Vanessa’s Law (Mandatory ADR and MDI Reporting). Opioid Prescribing in Hospital. July . 2021. Lisa Nodwell, . BScPharm. , ACPR. Clinical Pharmacy Manager. August 2021. Standard 4: Medication Safety. The Medication Safety Standard aims to ensure that clinicians safely prescribe, dispense and administer appropriate medicines, and monitor medicine use. It also aims to ensure that consumers are informed about medicines, and understand their own medicine needs and risks..